Shura Baryshnikov is a performer, director, and choreographer who works broadly across dance, theatre, and opera. She co-founded the contemporary dance project Doppelgänger Dance Collective and the Contact Improvisation research and performance ensemble SetGo. Shura has collaborated closely with dance artists Paul Singh, Sarah Konner, Heidi Henderson, Besty Miller, and Gabriel Forestieri, among others, and with theatre directors such as Anne Bogart, Melia Bensussen, Maria Mileaf, and Kimberly Senior. Choreographic and performance credits include projects with Apple TV, Hartford Stage Company, Baryshnikov Arts, Trinity Repertory Company, FirstWorks, Motion State Arts, Emmanuel Music, Urbanity Dance, The Gamm Theatre, Odyssey Opera, and the Contemporary American Theater Festival. Baryshnikov also directed Svadba, a cinematic opera for Boston Lyric Opera, which received the award for Artistic Creation at the 2nd Annual OPERA America Awards for Digital Excellence in Opera in 2023. Shura is an Associate Professor of the Practice in Theatre Arts & Performance Studies at Brown University and a certified Countertechnique® teacher, a movement system to help the dancer think about the dancing body, focusing on the process of incorporating information into action. A proud union member, Shura holds memberships with Actors' Equity Association, the American Guild of Musical Artists, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.

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